3001. yabesh

Lexicon

yabesh: To be dry, to wither, to become dry

Original Word: יָבֵשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: yabesh
Pronunciation: yah-BAYSH
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-bashe')
Definition: To be dry, to wither, to become dry
Meaning: to be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be ashamed, clean, be confounded, make dry up, do shamefully, utterly, wither away

A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage) -- be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), X utterly, wither (away).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be dry, dried up, or withered
NASB Translation
become dry (1), completely wither (1), dried (18), dries (5), dry (11), make her dry (1), make your dry (1), makes it dry (1), totally withered (1), wither (7), withered (5), withers (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. יָבֵשׁ verb be dry, dried up, withered (Late Hebrew id. (rare), ᵑ7 יְבֵישׁ, chiefly Pa`al, Ithpe`el, Syriac ; Sabean, Palmyrene derivatives; Arabic ; Ethiopic ) —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular יָבֵשׁ Joshua 9:5 8t.; וְיָבֵשׁ consecutive Isaiah 19:5+ 4 t.; 3 feminine singular יָ˜בְשָׁה Genesis 8:14; 3plural יָ˜בְשׁוּ Jeremiah 23:10 2t.; יָבֵ֑שׁוּ Jeremiah 50:38 2t.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִבַשׁ Isaiah 19:7; יִיבָ֑שׁ Jeremiah 12:4; Job 8:12; וַיִּיבַשׁ 1 Kings 17:7; וַיִּיבָ֑שׁ Jonah 4:7; 3feminine singular תִּיבַשׁ Ezekiel 17:10; תִּיבָ֑שׁ Ezekiel 17:10 3t., etc.; Infinitive construct (בִּ)יבשׁ Isaiah 27:11; יְבשֶׁת Genesis 8:7; absolute יָבוֺשׁ Zechariah 11:17; יָבשׁ Eccl 17:10; —

1 be dry, dried up without moisture:

a. of bread Joshua 9:5,12 (JE).

b. of ground lacking rain Amos 4:7, compare Amos 1:2 (of Carmel at utterance of ׳יs voice), Jeremiah 23:10.

c. of earth after the flood Genesis 8:14 (P), compare חָרֵב

d. of grass, herbage, trees and crops (already implied in

b. = wither Isaiah 15:6; Isaiah 19:7; Isaiah 27:11; Jeremiah 12:4; Job 8:12; Joel 1:12; Jonah 4:7; in simile of shortness of life Psalm 90:6; Psalm 102:12; Psalm 129:6, see also Isaiah 40:7,8 (in these two "" נָבֵל); of heart under figure of grass Psalm 102:5; of Judah under figure of vine Ezekiel 17:9 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 17:10 (3 t. in verse), compare Ezekiel 19:12; of princes under figure of tree Isaiah 40:24; of roots of Ephraim under figure of tree Hosea 9:16, so of roots of wicked Job 18:16.

e. of hand, arm, dry up, wither, as judgment from ׳י, 1 Kings 13:4; Zechariah 11:17 (twice in verse); in distress יָבֵשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׁ כֹּחִי Psalm 22:16 my strength is dried up like the potsherd; of skin Lamentations 4:8, and (figurative) of bones Ezekiel 37:11.

2 be dried up: of water Genesis 8:7 (J), Isaiah 19:5; 1 Kings 17:7; Jeremiah 50:38; Joel 1:20; Job 12:15; Job 14:11.

Pi`el make dry, dry up, only Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ Nahum 1:4 and hath made it dry (׳י, the sea); 3 feminine singular תְּיַבֵּשׁ Job 15:30 the flame shall dry up his branches (figurative of wicked); figurative תְּיַבֶּשׁנָּֿ֑רֶם Proverbs 17:22 a broken spirit maketh dry (the) bones.

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הוֺבִישׁ Joshua 2:10 3t. + Joel 1:10 (see below); חֹבִישׁ Ezekiel 19:12 2t. Joel (see below); 3feminine singular הוֺבִישָׁה Joel 1:12 (see below); 2 masculine singular הוֺבַשְׁתָּ Psalm 74:15; 1singular הוֺבַשְׁתִּי Ezekiel 17:24; וְהוֺבַשְׁתִּ֫י Jeremiah 51:36; 3plural וְהֹבִישׁוּ consecutive Zechariah 10:11; Imperfect1singular אוֺבִישׁ Isaiah 42:15 (twice in verse); Isaiah 44:27; — dry up, make dry:

1 dry up water, ׳י subject, Joshua 2:10; Joshua 4:23 (twice in verse); Joshua 5:1 (all D), Jeremiah 51:36 ("" הֶחֱרִיב), Isaiah 42:15; Isaiah 44:27 (חֳרָבִי in "" clause), Psalm 74:15.

2 make dry, wither: herbage, trees, crops, etc., of ׳י, Isaiah 42:15 ("" החריב); object Babylon under figure of tree Ezekiel 17:24; of east wind's drying up Judah's fruit Ezekiel 19:12.

3 exhibit dryness: of river-deeps laid bare Zechariah 10:11. — In like manner might be taken Joel 1:10,12 (twice in verse); Joel 1:17, if from יבשׁ; but the sense would be difficult, especially in Joel 1:10; Joel 1:12, and הֹבִישׁוּ Joel 1:11 must be from בּוֺשׁ, to which all these cases in Joel may be consistently assigned; see בּוֺשׁ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1808 (ἐξαραίνω, exarainō): To dry up, wither
• G3133 (μαραίνω, marainō): To extinguish, quench, wither
• G3583 (ξηραίνω, xērainō): To dry up, wither

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of drying up or withering, both in physical and metaphorical senses, as seen in the New Testament. They are often used to describe the fading of life or vitality, paralleling the Hebrew concept of יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh).

Usage: • The verb יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often describing the physical drying up or withering of plants, land, or water sources. It can also metaphorically describe the emotional state of being ashamed, confused, or disappointed.

Context: • יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) is a versatile Hebrew verb that appears in multiple contexts throughout the Old Testament. It is primarily used to describe the process of drying up or withering, often in relation to natural elements such as plants, rivers, or the earth. For example, in Isaiah 40:7, "The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the LORD blows on them; surely the people are grass." This illustrates the transient nature of life and the power of God over creation.

• Metaphorically, יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) can also express a state of emotional or spiritual desolation, akin to shame or disappointment. In Jeremiah 17:6, it is used to describe a person who "will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes." This usage underscores the consequences of turning away from God, leading to a life that is spiritually barren and unfulfilled.

• The term is also employed in prophetic literature to convey the judgment and desolation that befalls nations or individuals who oppose God's will. In Ezekiel 17:9, the imagery of a vine drying up is used to symbolize the downfall of a rebellious kingdom: "Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither."

Forms and Transliterations

אִיבָֽשׁ׃ אוֹבִ֑ישׁ אוֹבִֽישׁ׃ אוביש אוביש׃ איבש׃ בִּיבֹ֤שׁ ביבש ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּ הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ הֹבִ֕שׁוּ הֹבִ֖ישָׁה הֹבִ֖ישׁ הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ הֹבִ֥ישָׁה הֹבִ֥ישׁ הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ הביש הבישה הבישו הבשו הבשת הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה הוֹבִ֣ישׁ הוֹבִ֥ישׁ הוֹבִ֨ישׁ הוֹבִישׁ֩ הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ הוביש הובישה הובשת הובשתי וְהֹבִ֕ישׁוּ וְהֹבִ֖ישׁוּ וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ וְיָבֵ֑שׁוּ וְיָבֵ֖שׁ וְיָבֵ֗שׁ וְיָבֵ֛שׁוּ וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ וְנִשְּׁתוּ־ וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ וַיִּבַ֣שׁ וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ והבישו והבשתי ויבש ויבש׃ ויבשהו ויבשו וייבש וייבש׃ ונשתו־ ותיבש יְבֹ֥שֶׁת יִבָ֑שׁוּ יִיבַ֥שׁ יִיבָ֑שׁ יִיבָֽשׁ׃ יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ יָב֣וֹשׁ יָבְשָׁ֖ה יָבְשׁ֖וּ יָבְשׁ֧וּ יָבֵ֔שׁ יָבֵ֔שׁוּ יָבֵ֖שׁ יָבֵ֤שׁ יָבֵ֥שׁ יָבֵֽשׁ׃ יָבֹ֔שׁ יבוש יבש יבש׃ יבשה יבשו יבשת ייבש ייבש׃ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ תְּיַבֶּשׁ־ תִּיבַ֣שׁ תִּיבָ֔שׁ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃ תיבש תיבש־ תיבש׃ ’î·ḇāš ’îḇāš ’ō·w·ḇîš ’ōwḇîš bî·ḇōš bîḇōš biVosh hō·ḇaš·tā hō·ḇî·šāh hō·ḇi·šū hō·ḇî·šū hō·ḇîš hō·w·ḇaš·tā hō·w·ḇaš·tî hō·w·ḇî·šāh hō·w·ḇîš hōḇaštā hōḇîš hōḇîšāh hōḇišū hōḇîšū hoVashta hoVashti hoVish hoVishah hoVishu hōwḇaštā hōwḇaštî hōwḇîš hōwḇîšāh iVash oVish tə·yab·bêš tə·yab·beš- təyabbêš təyabbeš- teyabBesh tî·ḇaš tî·ḇāš tîḇaš tîḇāš tiVash vaiyabbeShehu vaiyiVash vaiyiVashu vattiVash vehoashTi vehoVishu venishshetu veyaVesh veyaVeshu veyiVashu wat·tî·ḇaš wattîḇaš way·yab·bə·šê·hū way·yi·ḇā·šū way·yi·ḇaš way·yî·ḇaš way·yî·ḇāš wayyabbəšêhū wayyiḇaš wayyîḇaš wayyîḇāš wayyiḇāšū wə·hō·ḇaš·tî wə·hō·ḇî·šū wə·niš·šə·ṯū- wə·yā·ḇê·šū wə·yā·ḇêš wə·yi·ḇā·šū wəhōḇaštî wəhōḇîšū wəniššəṯū- wəyāḇêš wəyāḇêšū wəyiḇāšū yā·ḇə·šāh yā·ḇê·šū yā·ḇə·šū yā·ḇêš yā·ḇō·wōš yā·ḇōš yāḇêš yāḇəšāh yāḇêšū yāḇəšū yāḇōš yāḇōwōš yaVesh yaveShah yaveShu yaVoosh yaVosh yə·ḇō·šeṯ yəḇōšeṯ yeVoshet yi·ḇā·šū yî·ḇaš yî·ḇāš yîḇaš yîḇāš yiḇāšū yiVash yiVashu

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 8:7
HEB: וָשׁ֔וֹב עַד־ יְבֹ֥שֶׁת הַמַּ֖יִם מֵעַ֥ל
NAS: the water was dried up from the earth.
KJV: until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
INT: and there until was dried the water from

Genesis 8:14
HEB: י֖וֹם לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ יָבְשָׁ֖ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס
NAS: of the month, the earth was dry.
KJV: of the month, was the earth dried.
INT: day of the month was dry the earth

Joshua 2:10
HEB: אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־ הוֹבִ֨ישׁ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־
NAS: the LORD dried up the water
KJV: how the LORD dried up the water
INT: have heard how dried the LORD the water

Joshua 4:23
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ הוֹבִישׁ֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם
NAS: your God dried up the waters
KJV: your God dried up the waters
INT: which dried the LORD your God

Joshua 4:23
HEB: ס֛וּף אֲשֶׁר־ הוֹבִ֥ישׁ מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ עַד־
NAS: which He dried up before
KJV: sea, which he dried up from before
INT: to the Red which dried before until

Joshua 5:1
HEB: אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־ הוֹבִ֨ישׁ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־
NAS: the LORD had dried up the waters
KJV: that the LORD had dried up the waters
INT: the sea who had dried the LORD the waters

Joshua 9:5
HEB: לֶ֣חֶם צֵידָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה נִקֻּדִֽים׃
NAS: of their provision was dry [and] had become
KJV: of their provision was dry [and] mouldy.
INT: the bread meat was dry had become crumbled

Joshua 9:12
HEB: וְעַתָּה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָבֵ֔שׁ וְהָיָ֖ה נִקֻּדִֽים׃
NAS: behold, it is dry and has become
KJV: to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
INT: now behold is dry become crumbled

2 Samuel 19:5
HEB: הַבָּ֑יִת וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ הַיּ֜וֹם אֶת־
KJV: and said, Thou hast shamed this day
INT: the house and said shamed Today the faces

1 Kings 13:4
HEB: לֵאמֹ֣ר ׀ תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ יָדוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: out against him dried up, so that he could
KJV: which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could
INT: saying Seize dried his hand which

1 Kings 17:7
HEB: מִקֵּ֥ץ יָמִ֖ים וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ הַנָּ֑חַל כִּ֛י
NAS: that the brook dried up, because
KJV: that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain
INT: after A while dried the brook because

Job 8:12
HEB: כָל־ חָצִ֣יר יִיבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: [and] not cut down, Yet it withers before
KJV: [and] not cut down, it withereth before
INT: any plant withers

Job 12:15
HEB: יַעְצֹ֣ר בַּמַּ֣יִם וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ
NAS: the waters, and they dry up; And He sends
KJV: the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out,
INT: restrains the waters dry sends inundate

Job 14:11
HEB: וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: becomes parched and dried up,
KJV: and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
INT: river becomes and dried

Job 15:30
HEB: חֹ֗שֶׁךְ יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת וְ֝יָס֗וּר
NAS: The flame will wither his shoots,
KJV: the flame shall dry up his branches,
INT: darkness his shoots will wither the flame will go

Job 18:16
HEB: מִ֭תַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יִבָ֑שׁוּ וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל יִמַּ֥ל
NAS: His roots are dried below,
KJV: His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above
INT: Thahash his roots are dried and above off

Psalm 22:15
HEB: יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ ׀ כֹּחִ֗י
NAS: My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
KJV: My strength is dried up like a potsherd;
INT: is dried A potsherd my strength

Psalm 74:15
HEB: וָנָ֑חַל אַתָּ֥ה ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּ נַהֲר֥וֹת אֵיתָֽן׃
NAS: and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing
KJV: and the flood: thou driedst up mighty
INT: and torrents You dried streams ever-flowing

Psalm 90:6
HEB: לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב יְמוֹלֵ֥ל וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: it fades and withers away.
KJV: it is cut down, and withereth.
INT: evening down and withers

Psalm 102:4
HEB: הוּכָּֽה־ כָ֭עֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַ֣שׁ לִבִּ֑י כִּֽי־
NAS: like grass and has withered away, Indeed,
KJV: is smitten, and withered like grass;
INT: has been smitten grass withered my heart Indeed

Psalm 102:11
HEB: וַ֝אֲנִ֗י כָּעֵ֥שֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: shadow, And I wither away like grass.
KJV: that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
INT: I grass wither

Psalm 129:6
HEB: שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת שָׁלַ֣ף יָבֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: Which withers before
KJV: [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore
INT: before grows withers

Proverbs 17:22
HEB: וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־ גָּֽרֶם׃
NAS: spirit dries up the bones.
KJV: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
INT: spirit A broken dries the bones

Isaiah 15:6
HEB: יִֽהְי֑וּ כִּֽי־ יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ כָּ֣לָה
NAS: the grass is withered, the tender grass
KJV: for the hay is withered away, the grass
INT: become Surely is withered the grass died

Isaiah 19:5
HEB: וְנִשְּׁתוּ־ מַ֖יִם מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם
NAS: will be parched and dry.
KJV: shall be wasted and dried up.
INT: and dry the waters the sea

73 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3001
73 Occurrences

bî·ḇōš — 1 Occ.
hō·ḇaš·tā — 2 Occ.
hō·w·ḇaš·tî — 1 Occ.
hō·w·ḇîš — 12 Occ.
hō·ḇî·šāh — 5 Occ.
hō·ḇî·šū — 3 Occ.
’î·ḇāš — 1 Occ.
’ō·w·ḇîš — 3 Occ.
tə·yab·bêš — 2 Occ.
tî·ḇāš — 5 Occ.
way·yab·bə·šê·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yî·ḇaš — 3 Occ.
way·yi·ḇā·šū — 1 Occ.
wat·tî·ḇaš — 1 Occ.
wə·hō·ḇaš·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·hō·ḇî·šū — 2 Occ.
wə·niš·šə·ṯū- — 1 Occ.
wə·yā·ḇêš — 4 Occ.
wə·yā·ḇê·šū — 2 Occ.
wə·yi·ḇā·šū — 1 Occ.
yā·ḇêš — 9 Occ.
yā·ḇə·šāh — 1 Occ.
yā·ḇə·šū — 4 Occ.
yā·ḇō·wōš — 1 Occ.
yā·ḇōš — 1 Occ.
yə·ḇō·šeṯ — 1 Occ.
yî·ḇāš — 3 Occ.
yi·ḇā·šū — 1 Occ.